What is nylon made of?
1) “Nylon, which is also called Polyamide, is a synthetic (made by humans) fiber. It is a polymer. It is used to make clothing and other textiles. Its first uses were for toothbrush bristles, and for womens’ stockings.” Source: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon So, it is basically made of petroleum: http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/sask/oilproducts.html 2) “Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, which are linear polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935 by Wallace Carothers at DuPont. Generally speaking, nylon is composed of very long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms bonded together, with oxygen and nitrogen atoms bonded periodically throughout the chain.” Source: http://w
